Alicia Kearns
Conservative MP for Rutland and Stamford, since 12 December 2019
Shadow Minister (Home Office)
Alicia Kearns is the Conservative MP for Rutland and Stamford, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019. She currently undertakes the roles of Opposition Whip (Commons), Shadow Minister (Home Office), and Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office).
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Voting record
590 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.
Declared financial interests
Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: Great Britain China Centre
Address of donor: 4th Floor, 42-44 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AH
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Overnight hotel accommodation and all food, for a member of my staff to attend the two day Great Britian-China Centre Future Leaders Programme (London), value £1,100
Date received: 6 November 2025 to 7 November 2025
Date accepted: 6 November 2025
Donor status: other (Executive non-departmental public body of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(Registered 24 November 2025)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Address of donor: Taipei Representative Office in the UK 46-48 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1W 0EB
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (London-Taipei business class, £7,540), accommodation (Taipei 4 nights, £733), meals (£237), transportation (£280) and domestic flights (£110), value £8,900
Destination of visit: Taiwan
Dates of visit: 5 July 2026 to 10 July 2026
Purpose of visit: Joined an international delegation to Taiwan to speak at the Taiwan International Ocean Forum, meet with senior politicians, and undertake a maritime tour of the Taiwan Strait
(Registered 30 July 2026)
Name of donor: The Office of Tibet
Address of donor: Tibet House, 1 Culworth Street, London NW8 7AF
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£3080.39), accomodation, meals and travel (estimated £1,000 total), value £4,080.39
Destination of visit: India (Dharamshala)
Dates of visit: 25 May 2026 to 30 May 2026
Purpose of visit: I joined a cross-party Parliamentary delegation to Dharamshala to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Parliament of the Centre Tibetan Administration.
(Registered 16 June 2026)
Name of donor: The McCain Institute
Address of donor: 1776 I Street NW, Washington DC 20006
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Return flights to Washington DC (£5,187.36), value £5,187.36
Destination of visit: United States (Washington DC)
Dates of visit: 11 March 2026 to 14 March 2026
Purpose of visit: Attended the McCain Institute Conference on Arbitrary Detention and Hostage Affairs as a panellist
(Registered 8 April 2026)
Name of donor: Doha Forum / Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar
Address of donor: Almirqab Tower, West Bay, Doha, Qatar
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights for me and my child (£6,077.14) Accommodation, food and beverages (£403.16) Forum entry: Free of charge (My family attended to care for our six-month old baby while I attended the Forum.), value £6,480.30
Destination of visit: Qatar
Dates of visit: 4 December 2025 to 8 December 2025
Purpose of visit: To attend the Doha Forum 2025, primarily focused on arbitrary detention and bilaterals with Ministers from other countries.
(Registered 2 January 2026)
Name of donor: Embassy of Finland
Address of donor: 38 Chesham Place, London SW1X 8HW
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): My Parliamentary Assistant attended this trip, following an invitation to do so by the Finnish Embassy. Flights, accommodation, sustenance, and transport, value £1,084
Destination of visit: Finland
Dates of visit: 25 November 2025 to 28 November 2025
Purpose of visit: This study trip to Finland provided an opportunity to discover insights into the Finnish Society and the concept of comprehensive security, comprised of societal resilience, national defence and internal security.
(Registered 12 December 2025)
Name of donor: Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
Address of donor: 114 rue de Lausanne, Geneva 1202
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£312.90), accommodation (£272), transfers (£193) and lunch (£72) for me and two family members, value £849.90
Destination of visit: Switzerland (Geneva)
Dates of visit: 5 October 2025 to 6 October 2025
Purpose of visit: Attending the Consular Services Conference in Geneva, Switzerland hosted by the Centre for Human Dialogue. My husband attended to care for my 4 month old baby.
(Registered 21 October 2025)
8. Miscellaneous
Patron of UK-China Transparency
Date interest arose: 7 July 2026
(Registered 7 July 2026)
Board Member of the Great British-China Centre, a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee operating as an executive non-departmental public body, established by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to support UK-China relations.
Date interest arose: 23 June 2022
Date interest ended: 28 November 2025
(Registered 28 July 2022; updated 24 February 2026)
Director of the China Research Group, a company limited by guarantee which works to inform MPs on the long term challenges arising from the rise of China. This is an unpaid role with no financial benefits.
Date interest arose: 22 June 2023
Date interest ended: 28 November 2025
(Registered 23 April 2024; updated 24 February 2026)
Membership of the British Group Inter-Parliamentary Union and from 27 November 2025, Vice Chair. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 19 November 2024
(Registered 1 December 2024; updated 12 December 2025)
Membership of the Council of Europe. This is an unpaid role
Date interest arose: 26 November 2024
(Registered 2 December 2024)
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Debates
395 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:
- Topical Questions
- Tourism: Overnight Visitor Levy
- Israel and Palestine
- Local Government Reorganisation in Leicestershire, Rutland and Lincolnshire
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
- Ukraine and Russia
- China: Threat to UK Interests
- Criminal Justice Reform
- Draft Registration of Births and Deaths (England and Wales) (Specified Requirements) Regulations 2026
- Topical Questions
Money declared to them
7 donations accepted personally since 4 Jul 2024, worth £49,273 in total — from the Electoral Commission's register, which is a separate register from the one above. Money given to their party is not counted here; this is money declared to them.
| Accepted | Recipient | Donor | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jul 2026 | Ms Alicia Kearns sitting MP | Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan Other | Visit | £8,900 |
| 25 May 2026 | Ms Alicia Kearns sitting MP | The Office of Tibet Other | Visit | £4,080 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Ms Alicia Kearns sitting MP | The McCain Institute Other | Visit | £5,187 |
| 4 Dec 2025 | Ms Alicia Kearns sitting MP | Doha Forum / Ministry of Foreign Affairs of… Other | Visit | £6,480 |
| 5 Jul 2025 | Ms Alicia Kearns sitting MP | Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan Other | Visit | £5,489 |
| 5 Dec 2024 | Ms Alicia Kearns sitting MP | Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qatar Other | Visit | £16k |
| 21 Nov 2024 | Ms Alicia Kearns sitting MP | Halifax International Security Forum Other | Visit | £2,827 |
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